Nigel Atherfold

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Nigel Atherfold
Personal information
Birth nameNigel William Atherfold [1]
Born (1963-06-13) 13 June 1963 (age 59)
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight89 kg (196 lb) [1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Wedau Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Nottingham Coxed four

Nigel William Atherfold (born 13 June 1963) is a former New Zealand rower. [2]

At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a gold medal with the New Zealand eight as the bowman. [3] At the 1986 World Rowing Championships at Nottingham in the United Kingdom, he won a Silver in the men's coxed four with Bruce Holden, Greg Johnston, Chris White, and Andrew Bird as cox. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nigel Atherfold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nigel Atherfold". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Men's Eight - Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Men's Coxed Four - Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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